• Alaskan Command member wins Sailor of the Year

    Petty Officer 1st Class William Brown, Alaskan Command Manpower, Personnel and Administration Directorate navy administration officer, won Alaska Sailor of the Year Feb. 20 during the Armed Services YMCA of Alaska's 39th Annual Salute to the Military banquet.Brown was one of 12 military members to

  • JBER instrument flight control Airmen keep C-17 Globemaster IIIs in the sky

    Aircraft have come a long way since the cotton and wood days of the Wright brothers. Their legacy of innovation has pushed flight to an entirely new level.Now, a plane is much more than a brilliantly-designed piece of engineering; it's a living thing. They fly through the air for days, behemoths of

  • 673d Medical Group operating room nurses nationally recognized

    The 673d Medical Group has recently been recognized by the Competency and Credentialing Institute as Alaska's first facility with a Certified Nurse Operating Room Strong designation.The designation of CNOR Strong is reserved for institutions in which at least half of the operating nursing room staff

  • Military Saves Week begins Feb. 22 on JBER

    The Military and Family Readiness Center, in coordination with the financial institutions on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, is scheduled to host Military Saves Week Feb. 22 to 27.Military Saves is part of the America Saves initiative, said Pamela Tucker, director of the MFRC-Richardson. It

  • Employment classes are available on JBER

    10 Steps to a Federal Job, a transition assistance class open to all Department of Defense identification cardholders, is scheduled for Feb. 18 at Building 600, room A37.The class lasts four hours and is designed to equip veterans, transitioning servicemembers and military spouses with the tools

  • New USO centers open at JBER

    This year, the United Service Organizations celebrated its 75th anniversary of lifting the spirits of troops and their families.The USO hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new USO Center and USO Wellness Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Feb. 11.The USO centers will be available for

  • Yukla Memorial eagles' spirits not caged

    The bald eagle has been the national bird of the United States since 1782. With outstretched wings, the bald eagle is displayed on the Great Seal of the United States.Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has the privilege of caring for two bald eagles. Many pass by the 3rd Wing Headquarters building and

  • Chief Master Sergeant recognition ceremony celebrates leadership

    The names of a senior master sergeant and his spouse are announced as they walk carefully under an archway of sabers. He recently received a medallion that bears the symbol of his next rank, and as he looks among his peers, he knows they all worked hard and sacrificed a lot to be there.  All of the

  • JBER Air Traffic Control Airmen control highways in the sky

    Anchorage, Alaska is a bowl filled to the brim with civilization. Office buildings stretch to the rim and Cessna 172s, Boeing 747s and everything in between circle around and above it on invisible highways more complex than any eight-lane freeway on the ground below.The highways are stacked on top